Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated With COVID-19 With Neurologic Manifestations in a Child: A Brief Report.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 39(10): e321-e324, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-766876
ABSTRACT
Although first considered a benign infection, recent studies have disclosed severe and potentially lethal inflammatory manifestations of COVID-19 in children. We report the case of a 4-year-old child with a post-infectious multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19, with a Kawasaki-like shock and prominent neurologic features, for whom a cytokine storm and reduced brain-derived neurotrophic factor were well documented.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Type of study:
Case report
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Pediatrics
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Inf.0000000000002834
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